Set during National Heroes’ Day, members of Gilas Pilipinas were welcomed with a cheerful crowd and a round of applause but it was a totally different atmosphere when it was Reyes’ turn to be introduced during the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Clarkson, for his part, did not like the action at all, calling out fans to “change our actions” and show some love and peace instead. “But yeah, he’s our coach. He’s one of us. He works hard. He puts all this together. From what I’ve been hearing, he walked away from the game. He came back. He ain’t gotta do with none of this s***. He ain’t gonna deal with none of the boos. He ain’t gonna deal with none of the threats… he’s coming back to this game ‘coz he loved it. And he loves the country, he loves this team, and each and every one of us.